Article # 45
Dated: Saturday 6, November 2021
I have published an article explaining the lifestyle of rural areas, last night. I explained in detail the limitation, benefits, and problems in the rural lifestyle. This article is the second part in which I will write about the urban lifestyle, its advantages, and disadvantages.
I dont claim to be an expert on it but I am just writing my thoughts and observations as I have spent my 9 years in the capital of Pakistan and I have seen and observed the lifestyle of people here.
Urban Lifestyle
Urban Lifestyle can be seen in the cities and it is the complete opposite of rural lifestyle. Urban lifestyle is fast and luxurious as compared to rural life. People of different ethnicity, language, religion live in a large area and dense population. People mostly earn through non-agriculture jobs. Most of the population are educated because they consider education their first and basic priority. Urban life can be stressful for some because of high competition and fast life. Most of the families are living as nuclear families or separate families because of the high expenses.
Advantages of Urban Lifestyle
People living in the cities consider education the first priority and they have easy access to the best educational institutes.
Job opportunities are mostly available because people work mostly in offices. Most people from rural areas shift to cities for these opportunities as they have mostly agricultural jobs. People also work in different factories and firms.
Easy access to basic facilities like health, education makes urban life more convincing. Best and advanced hospitals can be found in the cities.
Exposure to diverse cultures due to different people living together can advance the learning of a person and expand knowledge.
Cities have better infrastructure as they have proper roads, hospitals, offices, buildings, etc. Electricity is also a major plus point as load shedding is very less compared to villages.
Public transportation is mostly better so traveling from one place to another can be easy access.
They have many entertainment options like people can visit parks in their free time. They can even watch movies in the cinemas.
Disadvantages of Urban Lifestyle
One of the top disadvantages is pollution because factories, vehicles pollute the environment which is damaging to health. Sometimes, the clear sky cannot be seen due to heavy smog because of the pollution.
Life is busy and can be stressful due to crowded and high competition. Noise pollution can also be the reason. The sound of buses and other vehicles and traffic can make a living hell.
An unhealthy lifestyle is also the reason some people avoid living in urban areas. Because nobody has access to fresh fruits, vegetables, and pure milk.
Living in the cities is highly expensive. Because the food mostly comes from the rural areas. Also, the property is expensive, so owning your own house in cities cannot be easy. And renting a house is expensive. These reasons make life less affordable as compared to rural areas.
Most people live in small and closed houses because the property is very expensive. So they have dont have any access to fresh air. While the houses in the villages are mostly open and big.
The crime ratio is very high due to the heavy population. Expenses are high and unaffordable for some people which makes them involved in criminal activities like theft, robbery, etc.
Most people are living in houses on a rental basis. So it's a hell of a job to shift to another house if they are asked to leave it. Shifting all the furniture and household is not an easy job.
I will write a conclusion and choose which lifestyle is best among urban and rural lifestyles in the next article in sha Allah. It will be purely my opinion and thoughts.
I would definitely choose the rural lifestyle. For me there is nothing as beautiful as waking up and being able to look after the chickens and vegetables 😅 I am tired of the city. Too many problems are in the city for me.